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Svasti Vaachanam

Prayers for Bliss and Prosperity1

Agnim-eeḍe purohitam yajyasya devam ritvijam
Hotaaram ratna dhaatamam.2

Sa nah piteva soonave ‘gne
soopaayano bhava.
Sachas-vaa nah svastaye.3

Svasti no mimeetaam ashvina bhagah
svasti dev-ya-ditir anar-vaṇah.
Svasti pooṣhaa asuro dadhaatu naḥ
svasti dyaavaa prithivee suchetunaa.4

Svastaye vaayum-upa bravaa-mahai
somam svasti bhuvanasya yaspatih.
Brihas-patim sarva-gaṇam svastaye
svastaya-aadityaaso bhavantu nah.5

Vishve devaa no adyaa svastaye
vaish-vaanaro vasur-agnih svastaye.
Devaa avant-vribhavah svastaye
svasti no rudrah paatavam-hasah.6

Svasti mitraa-varuṇaa svasti pathye revati.
Svasti na indrash-cha-agnish-cha
svasti no adite kridhi.7

Svasti panthaam-anu charema
sooryaa chandrama saaviva.
Punar-dadataagh-nataa
jaanataa sangame-mahi.8

  1. These are the 7 mantras that are commonly chanted. The complete Svasti Vaachanam of 31 mantras can be found here.
  2. Rig Veda 1.1.1
  3. Rig Veda 1.1.6
  4. Rig Veda 5.51.11
  5. Rig Veda 5.51.12
  6. Rig Veda 5.51.13
  7. Rig Veda 5.51.14
  8. Rig Veda 5.51.15

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